Historical Marker
Charles Pollard Wood
Historical marker location:
302 South Main Street, Carthage, Missouri
( Marker is on East 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.)
The first ever drive-thru restaurant in the world was opened in Springfield, Missouri in 1947 by a man named Red Chaney. The restaurant, called Red's Giant Hamburg, was known for its signature "Giant Hamburgers" and became a popular fast food chain in the Midwest.